Reviewer: 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I was prescribed the 300 version of this, but found it to be much more unpleasant than the 150 OTC version. I had no side effects with the 150 version, but am having constipation with the 300mg. I thought drinking a lot of water with the pill would help this but a) it doesn't seem to and b) you are supposed to take this before bed, but I don't want to drink 10oz ov water before I go to bed. I a ... Show Full Comment

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I was prescribed the 300 version of this, but found it to be much more unpleasant than the 150 OTC version. I had no side effects with the 150 version, but am having constipation with the 300mg. I thought drinking a lot of water with the pill would help this but a) it doesn't seem to and b) you are supposed to take this before bed, but I don't want to drink 10oz ov water before I go to bed. I am going to stick to the OTC, but that is not covered by insurance.
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Reviewer: none, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)

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I have been on 300 mg a day of Ranitidine, for severe GERD. I've had trouble with side effects, including constipation, inflammation of the Pancreas,depressed mood, stomach infection attributed by my MD to decrease in good bacteria in my stomach due to this drug,and sudden, extreme sleepiness. For this reason, I stopped taking it, and concentrated on other means of controlling it, such as improved ... Show Full Comment

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I have been on 300 mg a day of Ranitidine, for severe GERD. I've had trouble with side effects, including constipation, inflammation of the Pancreas,depressed mood, stomach infection attributed by my MD to decrease in good bacteria in my stomach due to this drug,and sudden, extreme sleepiness. For this reason, I stopped taking it, and concentrated on other means of controlling it, such as improved diet to keep food moving along, staying still after I ate, eating frequent small meals, and not eating for hours before bedtime. This helped me as much as the medication.
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Reviewer: RR, Male on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years

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fecal material seems to harden and feces become difficult to pass and form fecal balls and must "strain" to pass. have taken continuously for a couple of year. This is an 83 year old female (my wife)who has a marginally healthy immune system very susceptable to exposure to respiratory enviornment that deviates from the norm. as long as we remain "at home" she O.K.--- go to a ... Show Full Comment

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fecal material seems to harden and feces become difficult to pass and form fecal balls and must "strain" to pass. have taken continuously for a couple of year. This is an 83 year old female (my wife)who has a marginally healthy immune system very susceptable to exposure to respiratory enviornment that deviates from the norm. as long as we remain "at home" she O.K.--- go to a restaurant --- two days later she starts coughing. It takes about a couple of weeks to recover. she has taken flu vaccine annually and has had the pneumonia shot in the past 2 or 3 years.
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Reviewer: 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I was pleased with the results of this. I did not go to a doctor, but am familiar with the symptoms of acid reflux from family members. I was taking it every day an hour before lunch (for 2-3 months) and it was great. I don't think I had any side effects. Then I read an article about how it's bad to take these types of pills every day for longer than 14 days and that the medication can lowe ... Show Full Comment

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I was pleased with the results of this. I did not go to a doctor, but am familiar with the symptoms of acid reflux from family members. I was taking it every day an hour before lunch (for 2-3 months) and it was great. I don't think I had any side effects. Then I read an article about how it's bad to take these types of pills every day for longer than 14 days and that the medication can lower your ability to absorb calcium (which is already an issue for me). This is not the exact article I read, but http://health.usnews.com/health-news/managing-y our-healthcare/digestive-disorders/articles/2010/ 05/11/heartburn-drugs-pose-risks-12-natural-sympt om-relievers So now I am really trying to manage the symptoms by eating smaller meals, more regularly and avoiding the "bad" foods. But I will still take the precautionary pill for days where I really can't be bothered with pain or when I will have less control over when/what I eat.
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Reviewer: Jamie, 35-44 Male on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)

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Was using OTC Zantac for about 3 months then doctor wrote prescription for Ranitindine 1 year ago, generic is very cheap and my Insurance covers it. It works extremely well, I don't dare try to sleep without it. More effective for me after meals. Finally got an EGD done and was just diagnosed, with erosive esophagitis, hiatal hernia and ulcers so they now want me to start Nexium but I think I will ... Show Full Comment

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Was using OTC Zantac for about 3 months then doctor wrote prescription for Ranitindine 1 year ago, generic is very cheap and my Insurance covers it. It works extremely well, I don't dare try to sleep without it. More effective for me after meals. Finally got an EGD done and was just diagnosed, with erosive esophagitis, hiatal hernia and ulcers so they now want me to start Nexium but I think I will remain with Ranitindine...it is THAT good! and no warnings about bone issues as with Nexium, etc.
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